The age distribution of primary open angle glaucoma

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 173-183

  Tuck, Maurice W ^a   Crick, Ronald P ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age distribution; Glaucoma; Prevalence; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0032407216     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/opep.5.4.173.4192     Document Type: Article

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